| Population | 2,951,786 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 28.7% (male 432,309/female 415,382)
15-64 years: 67.4% (male 994,186/female 995,986)
65 years and over: 3.9% (male 49,517/female 64,406) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 24.6 years
male: 24.2 years
female: 24.9 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 1.486% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 21.07 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 6.21 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.041 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.998 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.769 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 42.65 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 45.86 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 39.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 66.99 years
male: 64.61 years
female: 69.48 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 2.25 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | less than 500 (2003 est) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | less than 200 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Mongolian(s)
adjective: Mongolian |
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| Ethnic groups | Mongol (mostly Khalkha) 94.9%, Turkic (mostly Kazakh) 5%, other (including Chinese and Russian) 0.1% (2000) |
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| Religions | Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004) |
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| Languages | Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999) |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.8%
male: 98%
female: 97.5% (2000 census) |
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